December 2006 Archives

Thabiti Anyabwile has been doing a helpful series on:What a Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 1What A Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 2What A Good Pastor Is To Do – Part 3What A Good Pastor Is... continue

I have been kindly and I hope reliably informed that Ray Comfort (see "The Man from George Street, Part 1") is from New Zealand, actually.... continue

The following poem by Joe Bayly recently appeared in the bulletin of College Church in Wheaton:Praise God for ChristmasPraise Him for the Incarnationfor Word made flesh.I will not sing of shepherds watching flocks on frosty nightor angel choristers.I will not... continue

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I resonate with what Derek says about Mondays, and suppose that many preachers do.  I find a full day of preaching and ancillary ministry to be very draining.  This summer a homiletics professor cited research indicating that preaching a one-hour... continue

"That Baptist pastor flew to Adelaide in Australia the next week. And ten days later, in the middle of a three day series in a Baptist church in Adelaide, a woman came to him for counseling. He wanted to establish... continue

For some reason there have been a number of articles in the mainstream press about the Bible business. See, in order of appearance:Publisher's WeeklyThe Wall Street JournalThe New Yorker... continue

In this interview conducted by Mark Dever, "Pastor and author Thabiti Anyabwile describes the beliefs and history of Islam, his own experience as a Muslim, the contradictions in the Koran, as well as the way for churches to approach evangelism... continue

Rodders, jealousy will be the undoing of you!... continue

I saw the new Bond movie at the weekend.  Nothing like it to make me proud to be English.  After all, it just couldn't be done by, say, the Welsh.  `The name's ap-Llymrys Jones, Gwynfor ap-Llymrys Jones' just doesn't cut... continue